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Associate - Americas Debt Finance

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

Posted 2 days ago

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**Associate - Americas Debt Finance**: Drive debt transactions, drafting loan agreements, managing deal teams, and providing legal counsel to clients in debt finance, leveraged buyouts, and structured finance. Requires 4+ years of debt finance experience, preferably in sponsored finance, syndicated lending, or acquisition finance. Key skills: strong academic record, project management, commercial acumen, excellent drafting skills, and fluent English. Reports to Partner.

Compensation
$225,000 – $260,000 USD

Currency: $ (USD)

City
New York City
Country
United States

Full Job Description

Our Debt Finance Practice specializes in advising clients on all aspects of debt-related transactions and financial structuring. We provide legal expertise to borrowers, lenders and other financial institutions on a wide range of financing matters, including syndicated loans, leveraged buyouts, refinancing and structured finance. Our team assists clients in negotiating and drafting loan agreements, security documents and other related contracts, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and managing potential risks. By leveraging our extensive knowledge of global financial markets and regulations, our Debt Finance Practice helps clients secure favorable financing terms and navigate complex financial landscapes, ultimately supporting their strategic financial goals and operational needs.

Duties and Accountabilities

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commitment letters and term sheets as well as primary loan and security documentation and ancillary deliverables
  • Preparation and review of issues lists and summary grids
  • Conducting legal research, depending on client needs
  • Managing deal teams and processes from initial discussions through closing and post-closing matters
  • Managing and conducting due diligence
  • Primary point of contact for clients, opposing counsel and other transactional legal teams
  • Assisting clients with ongoing deal administration including joinders, amendments, interpretive questions, collateral matters, etc.
  • Providing direct assistance to senior lawyers on matters arising in the course of day-to-day provision of legal services to clients
  • Attending and presenting educational seminars
  • Exercising good judgment in internal and external written and verbal communications
  • Mentoring and training of junior team-members and attendance at, and participation in, continuing education classes and client development initiatives

Qualifications

  • At least four years of debt finance experience
  • Preferred experience includes sponsored finance, syndicated lending, acquisition/leveraged finance (either borrower or lender side) and/or direct lending and private credit transactions
  • Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker
  • Project management experience
  • Commercial and business acumen
  • Outstanding communication skills
  • Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects and teams
  • Excellent drafting skills
  • Driven by professional growth
  • Client service focus
  • Team player
  • Strong judgment
  • Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative and a self-starter
  • Fluency in English required
  • Admitted to the bar and in good standing

This role reports to

Partner

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firms policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.

Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

New York Pay Range: $225,000 - $260,000. Salary range in other markets will vary.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of businessspecific to the relevant officebefore submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.

Location: New York

Time Type: Full time

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Associate - Americas Debt Finance

Compensation

$225,000 – $260,000 USD

City: New York City

Country: United States

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2 days ago

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at White & Case

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Associate - Americas Debt Finance**: Drive debt transactions, drafting loan agreements, managing deal teams, and providing legal counsel to clients in debt finance, leveraged buyouts, and structured finance. Requires 4+ years of debt finance experience, preferably in sponsored finance, syndicated lending, or acquisition finance. Key skills: strong academic record, project management, commercial acumen, excellent drafting skills, and fluent English. Reports to Partner.

Full Job Description

Our Debt Finance Practice specializes in advising clients on all aspects of debt-related transactions and financial structuring. We provide legal expertise to borrowers, lenders and other financial institutions on a wide range of financing matters, including syndicated loans, leveraged buyouts, refinancing and structured finance. Our team assists clients in negotiating and drafting loan agreements, security documents and other related contracts, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and managing potential risks. By leveraging our extensive knowledge of global financial markets and regulations, our Debt Finance Practice helps clients secure favorable financing terms and navigate complex financial landscapes, ultimately supporting their strategic financial goals and operational needs.

Duties and Accountabilities

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commitment letters and term sheets as well as primary loan and security documentation and ancillary deliverables
  • Preparation and review of issues lists and summary grids
  • Conducting legal research, depending on client needs
  • Managing deal teams and processes from initial discussions through closing and post-closing matters
  • Managing and conducting due diligence
  • Primary point of contact for clients, opposing counsel and other transactional legal teams
  • Assisting clients with ongoing deal administration including joinders, amendments, interpretive questions, collateral matters, etc.
  • Providing direct assistance to senior lawyers on matters arising in the course of day-to-day provision of legal services to clients
  • Attending and presenting educational seminars
  • Exercising good judgment in internal and external written and verbal communications
  • Mentoring and training of junior team-members and attendance at, and participation in, continuing education classes and client development initiatives

Qualifications

  • At least four years of debt finance experience
  • Preferred experience includes sponsored finance, syndicated lending, acquisition/leveraged finance (either borrower or lender side) and/or direct lending and private credit transactions
  • Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker
  • Project management experience
  • Commercial and business acumen
  • Outstanding communication skills
  • Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects and teams
  • Excellent drafting skills
  • Driven by professional growth
  • Client service focus
  • Team player
  • Strong judgment
  • Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative and a self-starter
  • Fluency in English required
  • Admitted to the bar and in good standing

This role reports to

Partner

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firms policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.

Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

New York Pay Range: $225,000 - $260,000. Salary range in other markets will vary.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of businessspecific to the relevant officebefore submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.

Location: New York

Time Type: Full time

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